CN216944647U

CN216944647U - Automatic butt joint system outside storehouse in storehouse based on AGV

Info

Publication number: CN216944647U
Application number: CN202122457129.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵谦
Original assignee: Fanmi Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Current assignee: Fanmi Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-12
Filing date: 2021-10-12
Publication date: 2022-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-12

Abstract

The application discloses automatic butt joint system outside storehouse in storehouse based on AGV is applicable to the feeding position that will be carried to the production line by the material that warehouse came out of the warehouse to can with warehouse management system and production line management system real-time communication. The automatic butt joint system outside the storehouse in storehouse based on AGV includes a conveying subassembly, at least one detecting element, a control part and a communication subassembly. The detection element is arranged at one end, close to the feeding position, of the conveying line and used for detecting the materials. The communication assembly is in communication connection with the warehouse management system and the production line management system, the communication assembly is simultaneously in communication connection with the control component and the detection element, when the material is detected by the detection element, the detection element generates material taking information and transmits the material taking information to the communication assembly, and finally the material taking information is transmitted to the production line management system through the control component and the communication assembly.

Description

Automatic butt joint system outside storehouse in storehouse based on AGV

Technical Field

The utility model relates to logistics transportation, in particular to an automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse butt joint system based on an AGV.

Background

AGVs are also known as automated guided vehicles or automated guided vehicles. The automatic guided vehicle has the remarkable characteristics of being unmanned, and the automatic guided vehicle is provided with an automatic guiding system, so that the automatic guided vehicle can be ensured to automatically travel along a preset route without manual piloting, and goods or materials are automatically conveyed to a destination from a starting point. Another characteristic of the automated guided vehicle is good flexibility, high automation degree and high intelligent level. The running path of the unmanned transport vehicle can be flexibly changed according to the storage goods position requirement, the production process flow and the like. The unmanned transport vehicle is generally provided with a loading and unloading mechanism which can be automatically interfaced with other logistics equipment to realize the automation of the whole process of loading, unloading and transporting goods or materials.

At present, warehouses are equipped with management systems, materials are classified and numbered, and the input and output and storage of the materials are recorded in the management systems. When the appointed material needs to be discharged from the warehouse, the AGV trolley is adopted to take out and carry the material, the material can be conveyed to the material inlet position of the production line, and the discharging of the material is finally completed.

Correspondingly, the production line is also provided with a management system. After the material was placed at the feeding position of production line, management system can control the AGV dolly and transport this material to the production line on, realizes automatic feeding's purpose.

However, the existing warehouse management system and production line management system may be designed by different manufacturers, and the warehouse management system and the production line management system are independent from each other and cannot communicate in time. When the material is located the feed position of production line, still need extra manual work to control production line management system to make the AGV dolly on the production line remove the material, prolonged the time of material in transportation process, the material can not be in time carried to the production line on, consequently reduced production efficiency. In addition, the manual operation of the production line management system is adopted, so that the labor cost is increased.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

One advantage of the present invention is to provide an AGV-based in-warehouse and out-of-warehouse automatic docking system that transports materials from the warehouse to the feed location via the transport assembly and that can notify the production line management system of the arrival of the materials at the feed location.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide an AGV-based automatic docking system inside and outside a cabin, wherein the start and stop of the driving element can be controlled, and the time of the material traveling on the conveying line can be controlled to prevent the material from accumulating at the feeding level.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide an AGV-based in-warehouse and out-warehouse automatic docking system, wherein the identification component can identify the information of the material, so that the control component knows the information of the material, thereby ensuring that the correct material is placed at the feeding level.

In order to achieve at least one of the above advantages, the present invention provides an AGV-based automatic docking system inside and outside a warehouse, which is adapted to transport materials from the warehouse to a feeding position of a production line and can communicate with a warehouse management system and a production line management system in real time, and is characterized in that the AGV-based automatic docking system inside and outside the warehouse comprises:

a conveyor assembly including a conveyor line, one end of the conveyor line being disposed proximate the warehouse and the other end of the conveyor line being disposed proximate a feed location of the production line;

the detection element is arranged at one end, close to the feeding position, of the conveying line and is used for detecting the materials;

a control unit; and

the communication assembly is in communication connection with the warehouse management system and the production line management system, the communication assembly is in communication connection with the control component and the detection element, when the material is detected by the detection element, the detection element generates material taking information and transmits the material taking information to the communication assembly, and finally the material taking information is transmitted to the production line management system through the control component and the communication assembly.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the conveying module further includes a driving element, which is disposed on the conveying line and is used for driving the conveying line to rotate directionally.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the driving element is disposed on the conveying line in a start-stop manner, and the driving element is in communication connection with the communication assembly and is used for being controlled by the control component to start and stop.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the detecting elements are implemented in two, wherein one of the detecting elements is arranged at an end of the conveyor line near the warehouse, and the other detecting element is arranged at an end of the conveyor line near the feeding position.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the detection element is implemented as a photo emitter and a photo receiver, the photo emitter and the photo receiver are oppositely disposed at two ends of the conveying line, and the photo receiver is communicatively connected with the communication assembly.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the docking system further includes an identification module disposed on the conveying line, and the identification module is in communication with the communication module, so that when the material is identified by the identification module, the communication module can receive the information and transmit the information to the control unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification component includes a radio frequency reading element and a plurality of radio frequency chips, and the radio frequency chips are disposed on the material.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the identification component further comprises a camera, the camera is arranged on the conveying line, and the camera is in communication connection with the communication component.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification component further includes a display unit, and the display unit is in communication connection with the control component and is configured to display the material information.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the conveyor line is detachably arranged.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an AGV based automatic docking system inside and outside a cabin according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a system diagram of an AGV based in-warehouse out-of-warehouse automated docking system of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the utility model so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the utility model. The preferred embodiments described below are by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the utility model, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus the above terms are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1-2, an AGV-based in-bin and out-of-bin automatic docking system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below. Automatic butt joint system outside storehouse in storehouse based on AGV can be with the material of being delivered from the warehouse to the feeding position of production line to can with warehouse management system and production line management system real-time communication. The AGV-based automatic docking system inside and outside the transport module 10 includes a transport module 20, a communication module 30, and at least one detection element 40.

The conveyor assembly 10 includes a conveyor line 11. The one end of transfer chain 11 is set up to be close to the warehouse, the other end of transfer chain 11 is set up to be close to the feeding position of production line, transfer chain 11 be used for with the material by the warehouse toward the direction of feeding position is carried.

The detecting element 40 is arranged at one end of the conveying line 11 close to the feeding position, and the detecting element 40 is used for detecting the position of the material on the conveying line 11.

The communication assembly 30 is in communication with the warehouse management system and the production line management system.

The communication assembly 30 is communicatively coupled to both the control unit 20 and the sensing element 40. Through the communication function of the communication component 30, the control unit 20 can communicate with the driving element 12 and the detecting element 40 at the same time, and timely communicate the flow data.

When the material by the warehouse is transmitted to when on the transfer chain 11 the material is in the in-process of being transported, the material by detecting element 40 detects, detecting element 40 produces one and gets material information and transmit to communication module 30, again by communication module 30 will this information transmission to control unit 20, control unit 20 will get material information transmission through communication module 30 to production line management system makes production line AGV dolly of production line management system transports this material to the production line on, realizes the purpose of material loading.

The transport assembly further comprises a drive element 12. The driving element 12 is disposed on the conveying line 11, and is used for driving the conveying line 11 to rotate in a fixed direction, and when a material is placed on the conveying line 11, the material moves from the warehouse towards the production line.

Adopt conveying component 10 carries the material automatically, and detects the position of material through detecting element 40, and passes through communication component 30 will get material information transfer extremely produce the line AGV dolly, make it transports the material to the production line to produce before the line AGV dolly, makes the material can be transported to the production line with automaticly. This system can realize transporting the material that will come out from the warehouse to the material level of advancing, and can communicate correspondingly production line management system guarantees that the material can be smooth transports to the production line by the warehouse. This system can be with the material transfer that comes out from the warehouse to the input position of production line, plays the effect of transfer.

The detection elements 40 are implemented in two. The two detecting elements 40 are disposed on the conveying line 11, and the two detecting elements 40 are correspondingly disposed at two ends of the conveying line 11. The detecting element 40 close to the warehouse is defined as a first detecting element 41 and the detecting element 40 close to the production line is defined as a second detecting element 42. The first detecting element 41 is configured to detect whether the material enters the conveying line 11, and when the first detecting element 41 detects the material, the first detecting element 41 generates a message and sends the message to the warehouse management system through the cooperation of the control component 20 and the communication assembly 30, so as to feed back the information that the material is discharged to the warehouse management system. When the second detection element 42 detects the material, the material is already located at the material feeding position, correspondingly, the second detection element 42 produces the material taking information, so that the production line management system can send out the AGV trolley to take the material away.

Adopt two detecting element 40 can monitor in real time the position of material, when the material takes place the problem and normally transports, according to the information that sends, can find the position of material fast.

The detection element 40 is implemented as a photoelectric emitter and a photoelectric receiver, which are oppositely arranged at both ends of the conveyor line, and which are communicatively connected with the communication assembly. When the material passes through the photoelectric receiver, the material blocks the optical signal generated from the photoelectric emitter, so that the photoelectric receiver cannot receive the optical signal, and the photoelectric receiver generates a signal for receiving the material and transmits the signal out from the communication component 30. The position of the material can be quickly known by the signal sent by the photoelectric receiver according to the position of the photoelectric receiver on the conveying line 11.

When excess material is missing from the production line, the excess material is all placed on the conveyor line 11 and all moved towards the feed position. Meanwhile, if the production line AGV trolley does not reach the time to carry the materials away from the feeding position, the materials can be accumulated on the feeding position, and the materials are stacked randomly, so that the production line AGV trolley can not carry the materials normally, and the normal production of the production line is influenced.

The driving element 12 is disposed on the conveying line 11 in a start-stop manner, and the driving element 12 is connected with the communication assembly 30 in a communication manner. The control unit 20 via the communication assembly 30 is able to control the start and stop of the drive element 12 and thus the rate at which the material travels on the conveyor line 11. Work as produce the line AGV dolly and be in during operating condition transporting material, control unit 20 can adjust correspondingly the speed of material transportation avoids the material to pile up, leads to it is difficult to draw the material to produce the line AGV dolly, can transport the material in a flexible way. The drive element 12 is embodied as a motor.

The conveying line 11 is detachably arranged. The transfer chain 11 is formed by the concatenation of multistage conveyer belt to change that can be nimble the length of transfer chain 11 can be adjusted at will according to the position of warehouse and production line feeding position transfer chain 11. When different products are produced on the production line, the conveying line 11 needs to be detached and adjusted, and the conveying line 11 is convenient to adjust in a splicing mode.

The docking system further includes an identification component 50. The identification component 50 is arranged on the conveying line 11 and is used for identifying the materials. The identification component 50 is communicatively coupled to the communication component 30 and is capable of communicating information to the control component 20 such that the control component 20 is aware of the material. By identifying the material, it is ensured that the material is correctly transported to the production line.

The identification component 50 includes a radio frequency reading element 51 and a plurality of radio frequency chips. And a radio frequency chip is arranged on the corresponding material. When the material passes through the rf reading element 51, the information of the material is read and transmitted to the control part 20, thereby achieving the purpose of identifying the material. The mode of radio frequency identification material is adopted, and the information on the material can be read quickly and accurately. And the radio frequency chip can read and write repeatedly and rapidly.

The identification assembly 50 further includes a camera 52. The camera 52 is provided on the conveyor line 11 for monitoring the condition on the conveyor line 11. The camera 52 is in communication with the communication assembly 30 and is operable to communicate information about the manufacturing line to the control unit 20.

Correspondingly, the identification component 50 may further include a display unit. The display unit may be implemented as a display screen. The display screen is in communication connection with the control component 20, and can transmit the information read on the radio frequency reading element 51 and the information shot by the camera 52 to the display screen, so that an operator can know the state of material transportation.

The communication module 30 is communicatively coupled to other electronic components using a modbus tcp communication protocol.

The control component 20 is a processor, and its corresponding model may be XC7Z020CLG 400-1.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the utility model described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the utility model. The advantages of the present invention have been fully and effectively realized. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. Automatic butt joint system outside storehouse in storehouse based on AGV is applicable to the feeding position that will be carried to the production line by the material that warehouse came out of warehouse to can with warehouse management system and production line management system real-time communication, its characterized in that, automatic butt joint system includes outside the storehouse in storehouse based on AGV:

a control unit; and

2. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 1, wherein the transport assembly further includes a drive member disposed on the transport line for driving the transport line to rotate in an orientation.

3. The AGV-based automatic in-cabin and out-of-cabin docking system of claim 2, wherein said drive element is adapted to be switched on and off at said conveyor line, said drive element being communicatively coupled to said communication module for being controlled by said control unit to be switched on and off.

4. The AGV-based automated docking system inside and outside a storage facility of claim 1 wherein said sensing elements are implemented in two, one of said sensing elements being disposed at an end of said conveyor line proximate to said storage facility and the other of said sensing elements being disposed at an end of said conveyor line proximate to said loading location.

5. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 1, wherein the detection elements are implemented as photo emitters and photo receivers oppositely disposed at both ends of the conveyor line, the photo receivers being communicatively coupled to the communication module.

6. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 1 further comprising an identification module disposed on the conveyor line, the identification module communicatively coupled to the communication module such that the communication module can receive and transmit information to the control unit when a material is identified by the identification module.

7. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 6, wherein the identification component includes a rf reader and rf chips, the rf chips being disposed on the material.

8. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 7, wherein the identification module further comprises a camera, the camera is disposed on the conveyor line, and the camera is communicatively coupled to the communication module.

9. The AGV-based in-bin and out-of-bin automatic docking system of claim 8 wherein the identification module further includes a display unit in communication with the control unit for displaying material information.

10. The AGV-based automatic in-warehouse and out-warehouse docking system of claim 1, wherein the conveyor lines are detachably disposed.